318 head porting for the average joe

It runs good but it's just a dog. Starts easy, even though it still has its lean burn it had since new. THAT WILL be going away.
It loves cruising 70 down the highway, it just don't have any balls, can't hardly pass anyone if I need to. I rarely try to get it to much over 70, (it definitely will) but I am in town at lesser speed just as much as on the highway, and it needs help getting out of it's own way.
In addition to waking up the engine I'd like to swap to something around 3.08 gears.